Daily Thoughts - 10/24/2016

"Human beings, whenever they judge, look no further than the surface, whereas God looks into the very depths of the soul. How much harm words do when they are motivated by feelings of jealousy, hate and envy! To speak ill of othersputs them in a bad light, undermines their reputation, and leaves them prey to the whims of gossip and the trolling of social media. To refrain from judgment and condemnation, in a positive sense, to know how to accept the good in every person and to spare others any suffering that might be caused by our partial judgment and our presumption to know everything about them. But this is still not sufficient to express mercy. Jesus asks us also to forgive and to give. To be instruments of mercy because it was we who first received mercy from God. To be generous with others, knowing that God showers his goodness upon us with immense generosity." (Pope Francis)